Advertising device



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Patented July 5, 1921'.

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ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB- 28,192!- 11,383,413; Patented July 5, 1921.

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G. E. McMASTER.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION man FEB. 28, 1921.

Patented July 5, 1921.

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G. E. McMASTER.

ADVERTISING DEVICE. nrrucmou FILED FEB- 2a, 1921.

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A TTORNEYZ GEORGE E. MGMASTER, 10F IBELLINGI-IAM, WASHINGTON.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 28, 1921. Serial No. 448,699.

p Z 0 alt whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, GEORGE E.

MOMASTER, a citizen of the United States,

State of 'Washington, have invented a new and useful Advertising Device,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to advertising de vices having attention-drawingand attractive features other than the advertisements displayed, and theobject of my invention is to use animated scenery as an attractivefeature in connection w th advertisements which may be either animatedor still.

1 attain this object with the mechanism 7 v illustrated in the foursheets ing drawings in which F lgure 1 is a front of accompanyelevationof my device showing the advertising spaces and the first scene, Fig. 2is a front elevation of my device with the cover removed, Fig. 3 is aplan view of Fig. 1, Fig. Fig. 5 is a front elevation ofa screen onwhich is shown a scene that is .displayed instead of theremovablepart'of said first scene shown in Fig. 1, F ig. 6' is a frontelevation of a screen on "which is shown a scene that is displayedinstead of the removable part of the scene shown in Fig. 5, Fig. 7 is anelevation view of a screen on which is shown the final scene whichultimately replaces the removable parts of the scenes shown in Figs.'1,5and 6,

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Fig. 8' is a front elevation of one of three similar iris diaphragms,and Fig. 9 is a plan view of F i 8 partly in section on the bent %3othFigs. 8 and 9 are drawn on a larger scale.

Similar characters refer to similar parts are broken away to show'otherparts hidden thereby.

The device used herein to disclose myin- I vention comprises a board onwhich are displayed advertisements and having a centrally located scenicstage automatlcally operable to open and close vlstas of ch. ngmg rangewhich terminate in a scene of' max- 'imum attractiveness, and then tocontlnue the cycleof automatic changes.

More particularly: 10 is the base of the housing of my device. 11 is theback of said housing. "12 is a cover which,,with 'said base and back,completes said housing. 13, 13 are screws for fastening said coverto'the back and base. "114, 14 are spaces on the front of.

cover 12 reserved for advertisements. 15 is w a central space on' saidcover'front'reserve'd residing at V phragm cover 21 Bellingham, in thecounty of WVhatcom and Patented July 5 for decorative designs. 15 is acentral openlng 1n space 15. 16 1s a screen fixed on diascreen 16. 17 isan openlng in screen 17 in line with openings 15 and 16% screen fastenedto diaphragm cover 23 and located behindscreen 17. 18 is an opening 1nscreen 18 in line'with openings 15, 16 17 19 is a screen fastened toback 11 behind screen 18. screens 16 and 17, 17 and 18, and 18 and 19.211s an iris diaphragm having cover 21 and fixed next behind andparallel with the front of cover 12. 22 is an iris diaphragm havingcover 22* and fixed next behind diaphragm 21' parallel and in linetherewith. 23 is an iris diaphragm fixed next behind, parallel and inline with diaphragm 22. 23 is the cover of diaphragm 23. 24, see Figs. 8and 9, is one of nine similar vanes of the iris of diaphragm 21. 25, 25are studs in diaphragm 21 on which vanes 24 are pivotally 18 isamounted. 26, 26 are teeth, one only, on each of vanes 24 engaged withteeth in an external gear. 27 is an external gear revoluble through ashort arcin the housing of diaphragm 21, each one of the teeth 28, 28 orwhich engages the tooth on one of vanes 24. 29 and 30 are stems fastenedto gear 27 which protrude through an opening in the housing of 21, andare movable with gear 27 to their dotted positions at 29 and 30, whichmovement causes vanes 24 to move to their dotted positions fully'openinghole 32. 31 isa parting ring mounted between the pivoted ends and theoverlying ends of vanes 24 to prevent interferences between the same. 32is a central hole through the housing of diaphragm 21 including thecover 21: 22 the cover is marked 22 the iris vanes 24, and the stems 29and 30 respectively. In diaphragm 23 the cover is marked 23, the irisvanes 24, and the stems 29 and 230 respectively. The central opening indiaphragm 22 is marked 32, and the cent-rat opening in diaphragmv 23 ismarked 32. 33, 33, 33 are bracketsfastened to back 11 and to each ofdiaphragms' 21, 22 and 23. 34 is a gear wheel mounted for revolution on,a bearing 35 which is fastened to back 11.

36 is a gear wheel having the same number of teeth as gear 34, withwhichit is engaged,

behind and adjacent to 20, 20 are floor plates between In diaphragm 3.In an advertising device in combination, an advertising-display boardhaving advertisements thereon; a scenic stage located on said board; aplurality of stationary screens on said stage each having an artisticdesign depicted thereon and a vista opening therein; a plurality of irisdiaphragms, one adjacent to and behind each of said screens, the iris ofwhich is retractile and protractile and has depicted thereon an artisticdesign visible through said vista opening in said screen when said irisis protracted, said designblending with the design on said screen; meansto automatically retract each of said irises in sequence, beginning withthe outermost, at spaced intervals of time with an intervening period ofpause; means to automatically protract said irises; and a stationaryscreen at the 'rear of said'stage having an artistic design thereon.

I 4. In an advertising device in combination, an advertising-displayboard having advertisements thereon; a scenic stage located on saidboard; a plurality of stationary screens on said stage each having anartistic design depicted thereon and a vista opening therein; aplurality of iris diaphragms one adjacent to and behind each of saidscreens, the iris of which is retractile and proctractile and hasdepicted thereon an artistic design visible through said vista openingin said screen when said iris is protracted, said design blending withthe def sign on said screen; means to automatically retract each of saidirises in sequence, beginning with the outermost, at spaced intervals oftime with an intervening period of pause; means to automaticallyprotract said irises; a stationary screen at the rear of said stage,behind said iris diaphragms, having an artistic design thereon; figuresof living objects movable in front of said rear screen and behind therear diaphragm; and automatically operative means to move said figures.

GEORGE E. MCMASTER.

